Harvey Wylie was elected to the CFL Hall of Fame on May 24, 1980. 1989-90 Montana State Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 17-12 (8-8, 5th in Big Sky ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 77.4 (97th of 292) PA/G: 75.9 (171st of 292) SRS: -6.18 (201st of 292) SOS: -5.63 (222nd of 292) Montana State School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Per Game Team and Opponent Stats At the snap, Erhardt took a step back and then fired to his left. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The official 1987 Football schedule for the University of Montana Grizzlies . An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the e-mail address listed on your account. 8/4/2021 2:35:00 PM He was inducted in 1991 and is the only pure kicker in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The 1987 team posted a 10-3 overall record and tied for first in the Big Sky at 7-1. Stenerud's name is in the Kansas City Chiefs' ring of honor and he is one of just four MSU players to have his number "78" retired. Ash has complied a 39-20 (.661) overall record, which represents the third best winning percentage and fourth best win total in school history in the modern era of the sport. Invalid password or account does not exist. By then the PCC included Stanford, California, UCLA, USC, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington, Washington State, and Idaho. Name Pos. The team also included Hall of Fame quarterback Jeff Carlson. Main Navigation Menu. After coming to MSU from Norway on a ski jumping scholarship, Stenerud starred on the varsity team with a then-NCAA record 59-yard field goal against rival Montana and 82 points scored as a senior in 1965. These additions would increase seating capacity to approximately 24,000. He left with school records for career passing yards (10,746-11th in NCAA Division I-AA history), single-season total offense, and total offense in a career. Football Yearbook Archive The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. Montana currently holds The Great Divide Trophy after a 36-10 win in Bozeman in 2011. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the AFL's 1966 draft and scored 11 points, including a then-Super Bowl record 48-yard field goal, in Kansas City's 23-7 Super Bowl IV win. Before World War II, Montana State football tasted success often, but in small doses. Prior to the 2011 addition Bobcat Stadium was renovated in 1997 when the west grandstand was removed and replaced with a new grandstand with luxury sky suites, indoor stadium seating, press box, and club room. [1] The Bobcats played their home games on campus in Bozeman at Reno H. Sales Stadium . Or write about sports? Sam McCullum was a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IX against the Oakland Raiders. The new end zone seating holds over 7,200 fans. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 6:02AM. In 83 wed get behind and that was pretty much it, remembered Mark Fellows. Schaefer scored on a short run with 8:15 to play and Erickson hit Bain for a touchdown with five minutes left cutting the lead to two at 24-22. Four of the five ties in the series came during this era. Lulay threw for a league-high 32 touchdowns and passed for 4,815 yards to finish with the second best passer rating in the CFL. After a 2-2 start, the 1984 team finished 12-2 following a 1-10 season in 1983. When MSU joined the RMAC it included Colorado, Colorado State, Utah, Utah State, and Brigham Young. They finished at 9-0-1. Bain's brother, Doug of the Grizzlies, gave the Montana a 17-9 lead early in the quarter on a pass from Ray Brum. Class Hometown State High School; 24: Abrams, Bobby: DB: 1987: v: 6-4: 200: Jr. Detroit: MI: Henry Ford: 7: AfAm, Huemartin: WR . Down the sideline, the 15, the 10! We wouldnt quit on each other.. . Liberty, New Mexico State, Sam Houston and Jacksonville . After defensive end Mark Fellows decided not to leave the team and Sikora came to an understanding with new defensive line coach Joe Yanowsky that he wasnt a three-point-stance type of lineman, it appeared the Bobcats were ready. 1987: Montana: 55-7: Bozeman, MT: 1988: Montana: 17-3 . Football Choose wisely! You have permission to edit this article. Composed of war-hardened veterans, Clyde Carpenter and the Bobcats rolled up a 5-3-1 regular season record, impressive enough to land the team its first-ever bowl bid. OGDEN - Weber State football will turn the clock back 30 years to honor the 1987 Wildcat football team. Following that Montana started "The Streak" when it won 16 straight games from 1986 to 2001. Trailing 24-9 in the fourth quarter, Montana State scored 20 points in the last nine minutes and won 29-24 when Schafer, who had 58 carries for 234 yards in the game, dove into the end zone with 12 seconds left. 1989 -- Cut Bank 18, Choteau 7. . The Big Sky era shows Montana with a 28-21 lead. They finished the 1976 season with a 12-1 record, with their lone loss coming at Fresno State. Erickson, flanker Ron Bain and running back Paul Schafer lead the comeback as the Bobcats clinch a tie for the Big Sky championshiptheir third straight. The RMAC would drop down to the small college division of NCAA football in 1939 and remained there until 1952 when it joined the NAIA. The 1987 coaching staff was led by head coach Mike Price. Perhaps the most unexpected result came Nov. 17 in Fresno, Calif. Fresno, led by former MSU coach Jim Sweeney, was routing the Cats, 28-7, in the third quarter, a margin so comfortable the entire home coaching staff removed their headsets. Their primary rival is Montana, whom they meet in the annual Brawl of the Wild, more commonly referred to as the Cat-Griz game, to be held for the 112th time in 2012 in Missoula. 1902 -- Helena and Fort Shaw (Best records, no game), 1906 -- Great Falls and Livingston (Both undefeated, no game), 1908 -- Butte 49, Miles City 0 (Butte won the Western United States Championship and lost to Chicago in the National Title 11 -- - 4 -- in Butte), 1914 -- Billings and Butte (The game was unable to be scheduled), 1917 -- Bozeman (Unbeaten during regular season), 1965 -- Great Falls 24, Great Falls Central 21, 1994 -- Missoula Big Sky 39, Missoula Hellgate 13, 2008 -- Miles City 20, Billings Central 7, 2009 -- Frenchtown 28, Billings Central 6, 1974 -- Thompson Falls 60, Huntley Project 22, 2000 -- Wibaux 36, Medicine Lake/Froid 32, 1999 -- Blue Sky-KG 46, West Yellowstone 8, 2001 -- Geraldine 45, Joplin-Inverness 42, 2013 -- Geraldine-Highwood 50, Stanford-Geyser-Denton 18. He led the Eagles to one league title and was 51-36-3. Through the 2011 season, the Bobcats are 9-6-2 in postseason play. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Fletcher, Ken Amato of the Tennessee Titans and Mike Person of the San Francisco 49ers. His 215 wins rank him 17th among active NCAA coaches. Full Montana State Bobcats roster for the 2022 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Or write about sports? They have qualified for the NCAA playoffs seven times, once as a Division II member and six times as a Division I-AA/FCS member. And the Bobcats are back in the lead!. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Kyle Sample can be reached at ksample@dailychronicle.com or 582-2690. Montana has won 22 of the last 26 meetings. Stat Crew Roster (FRO) Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Both schools entered the Big Sky Conference as charter members in 1963 with Montana holding a 42-15-2 series lead. Missoula, MT. Football Football: Facebook Football: . American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997-2002 Box 2B (FBC540-2B) Alabama (University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa AL) 1986, 1987, 1994-1997, 1999, 2002 Box 2 (FBC540-2) Akron (University of Akron - Akron OH) 1948, 1952-1958, 1961-63, 1965, 1968, 1971-1973, 1975, 1976, 1984, 1986, 1987 Box 2A (FBC540-2A) Akron (cont.) 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Visit ESPN to view the Montana State Bobcats team roster for the current season He is currently tied for 50th place in wins in NCAA history. He is just eight wins away from the school record of 47 wins held by Sonny Holland (19711977). Prior to Drake he was the head coach at Division III Juniata for nine years. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? As a sophomore, Kelly Bradley set single-season school records with 4,477 yards and 38 touchdowns. Staff Roster Football Coaching Staff Head Football Coach Jerome Souers Full Bio Associate Head Football Coach/Defensive Coordinator Joe O'Brien Full Bio Offensive Coordinator Steve Broussard Full Bio Offensive Run Game Coordinator Timothy Davis Full Bio Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Brian Smith Full Bio Do you have a blog? The series has three distinct periods. The class of 1917 voted in 1920 that when the school built a new football field it should be named for Cyrus Gatton. [1] The team excelled on both offense and defense. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. 1988 -- Choteau 19, Shelby 14. Don Haas, Holland and Stenerud are the others. The Bobcats tied New Mexico, 13-13. Jones, who moved from linebacker to fullback before the season, moved the Cats into a share of the Big Sky lead with the touchdown. And he will go in for the touchdown! The '87 squad will be recognized as the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs and will be honored during Weber State's home game on Oct. 28 against Montana. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Brody Grebe - Football - Montana State University Athletics 2022 Football Roster 10 Brody Grebe Position Defensive End Height 6-2 Weight 250 Class Sophomore Hometown Melstone, MT Highschool Melstone/Roundup Bio Stats Historical Biography Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Tennis Tennis: Facebook Tennis: . Download. The reunion instantly became a typical meeting. He has been an NFL defensive line coach since 1990 and currently coaches in that capacity for the Houston Texans. Print. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. UM joined the PCC, after spending 22 years as part of the Northwest Intercollegiate Athletic Association with league members Washington, Oregon, Washington State, Oregon State, Idaho and Wittman College in 1924. Report scores and stats and send game photos to the Chronicle sports staff. We had to hit bottom and when we did everybody kind of said, This is bigger than me, its bigger than him and I want to win, so what do we have to do?, We never quit. Main Navigation Menu. MSU currently has plans to renovate the east grandstand to include matching sky suites of the west grandstand and erect seating in the north end zone. Football History Montana State University Athletics . Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 1983-84 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 14-15 (7-7, 3rd in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 65.5 (188th of 275) PA/G: 64.4 (74th of 275) SRS: -2.89 (161st of 275) SOS: -1.16 (158th of 275) Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results On this page: Roster Theres coach always coming out of the office, said one of the former players. Professionally, he was the head coach of the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers. After another UM touchdown made the score 24-9 with just over 10 minutes to go it looked as if the Grizzlies would win going away, but the Bobcats weren't done. Breaking down the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl . We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Scoreboard. In 1956, the Bobcats won a share of the NAIA title at the Aluminum Bowl in Little Rock, Arkansas, playing to a scoreless tie with the Pumas of St. Joseph's College from Rensselaer, Indiana. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. The NCAA Western Regional was one of four regionals that led up to the selection of the NCAA College Division champion by poll. The 2011 Cat-Griz game set a stadium record with an attendance of 20,237. Quarterback from 1966 to 1968, head coach in college and professional football from 1982 to 2011. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. From 1963 to 1985 Montana State enjoyed its most successful period of the Cat-Griz rivalry. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Montana State's RaeQuan Battle and Great Osobor post-Brawl of the Wild. Running back Tony Boddie played in Super Bowl XXII for the Denver Broncos. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Running back Tom Kostrba scored from seven yards out in the fourth quarter to seal the win. 2022 Football Roster. Your e-mail address will be used to confirm your account. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Get full access to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle's award-winning news and sports coverage, as well as arts and entertainment, opinions and more. University of Montana 1985 Grizzly Football Schedule Date Sept. 7 Opponent Cal-Fullerton Site Missoula #Time 1:30 P.M. Sept. 21 Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 6:00 P.M. Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 12. Bill Lamberty. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Montana High School State Champs, 1900-2013. There was a problem saving your notification. The stadium capacity dropped from 15,000 to 12,500 due to the reconfiguation. Montana won 12 games to Montana State's 7. He played for the Calgary Stampeders from 195664, and for five straight years was an All-Western All-Star and twice was an All-Canadian All-Star. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' player rosters on FOXSports.com today! This years Bobcats will don similar uniforms this afternoon against North Dakota in a homecoming celebration of the mythical championship squad. The three were in town and making their way to MSUs final football practice of the week as part of a 30-year reunion of members of MSUs last title team. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Both teams play for The Great Divide Trophy. Fellows arrived from Nevada with his wife and daughter wearing a yellow polo shirt resembling the color on the helmets and pants the 1984 team wore. The former Bobcat All-America was a standout defensive back and kick return specialist for nine years with Calgary. His 2007 team was 6-5, followed by a 7-5 mark in 2008, 7-4 in 2009, 9-3 in 2010 and 10-3 in 2011. The national championship was the first ever for the RMAC and was also the first time the NAIA had a football champion. Bradleys improvisation was but one example of a long line of inexplicable moments that led the Bobcats through a gauntlet of Big Sky teams against which they were predicted to fail miserably. Montana State has won 19 conference titles, including 14 in the Big Sky Conference and five in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. They topped Mesa College 30-14, and then lost on the road to Eastern Washington despite outgaining the Eagles 492-181. Erickson went on to coach the Miami Hurricanes to two NCAA Division I-A national championships. In the late fall of 2011, Montana State raised funds for stadium lighting in order to extend the hours it can practice and play night games. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Five Montana State graduates have played in a Super Bowl. The first was Stenerud in Super Bowl IV, followed by Ron East, who played defensive tackle the following year in Super Bowl V for the Dallas Cowboys. The guard and center was awarded All-Western All-Star and All-Canadian All-Star honors for seven years, 1975-81. He breaks one tackle, breaks two, he gets outside, continues down the far sidelines, has blockers, cuts back in. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. MSU marks 30th anniversary of improbable championship. MSU was a NAIA independent from 19571962 and UM was a NCAA University Division (large) independent in 1950 and 1962. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Find out more. The 1988 Montana State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Montana State University in the Big Sky Conference (Big Sky) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. This is the name that will be displayed next to your photo for comments, blog posts, and more. After defensive end Mark Fellows . With three wins he will move into second place. The Bobcats have played in 945 games and their all-time record stands at 456-457-32. The Lions started the season 0-4 before winning 13 of their last 17 games to win the championship. Members of the 1987 team and coaching staff will be recognized and . In their second season under head coach Earle Solomonson, the Bobcats compiled a 47 record (44 against Big Sky opponents) and finished a four-way tie for fourth place in the Big Sky.[1]. Ash hasn't had a losing season at MSU and his season record has improved each year. (); : Ash's career overall record entering his 33rd season as a head coach stands at 215-119-5. The RMAC included several teams that would become Mountain West members. Bobcat Stadium renovated the south end zone in 2011, which added 5,277 more seats giving the stadium an official seating capacity of 17,777 up from 12,500 previously. He is a member of the MSU Hall of Fame and his number "77" is one of only four football numbers retired by MSU. The program began in 1897 and has won three national championships (1956, 1976, and 1984). He received the 2011 FCS Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award that same month. Go To Coaching Staff. Beginning with Robb Fellows, a center from Great Falls, former players filtered into the lobby of Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. Another comeback followed a week later in Missoula before the Bobcats wrapped up their first outright league crown since 1979 with a 41-3 drubbing of Northern Arizona. Tight end Joe Bignell hauled in 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in the championship game. You could see that we were going to be pretty good.. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The season ended with an upset loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the divisional round of the playoffs. Louisiana Tech didnt have a chance, remembered head coach Dave Arnold as he crossed Kagy Avenue on Friday with former players Tom Mahlum and Mike Callaghan. The name of the stadium was changed from Reno H. Sales Stadium to Bobcat Stadium at this time. Reno H. Sales Stadium was erected in 1973 and replaced Gratton Field. 1986-87 Montana State Bobcats Men's Roster and Stats Previous Season Next Season Record: 21-8 (12-2, 1st in Big Sky MBB ) Coach: Stu Starner PS/G: 86.2 (10th of 289) PA/G: 79.5 (262nd of 288) SRS: 3.11 (100th of 290) SOS: -1.81 (172nd of 290) Big Sky Reg Season Champ Montana State (Men's) School History Roster & Stats Polls, Schedule & Results Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. There are currently three players in the NFL from Montana State. Subscribe today! . Bozeman, MT. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. A disappointing loss at home against Idaho State ensued, but it was the last time the Bobcats would come up short. The 'Cats were 1-10 in that stretch against Montana, and were shut out for eight consecutive years. All three Big Sky Conference championships were taken in the last game of the season with wins over rival Montana. Dave Arslanian was the offensive coordinator with Mike Zimmer, the current head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, as the defensive coordinator. Among other 2011 upgrades were an 18' x 37' LED video board, two scoreboards and sound system. Fellows and Bradley were named the leagues defensive and offensive MVPs. Seven light standards were erected around the stadium. Still going, hes inbounds and gets another block. The University of Montana Department of Intercollegiate Athletics promotes its football teams each season with a printed media guide, which outlines current rosters (at time of print), schedules, results, and often included player and coach bios and statistics. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Rhode Island was lined up 13 yards shy of the end zone and leading Montana State 20-18 with a little more than four minutes remaining in the 1-AA semifinals. The Bobcats finished the 1964 season at 7-4. Others were Orin Beller, Newell Berg, Dana Bradford, John Burke, Bernard Cluzen, William Coey, Karl Fye, John Hall, Joseph McGeever, John Phelan, Richard Roman, Wendell Scabad and Alton Zempel, according to the outstanding centennial history of MSU, "In the People's Interest". Go To Coaching Staff. The call from play-by-play announcer Dean Alexander: Bradley to throw the blitz is on over the middle to Jesse Jones out of the backfield. All rights reserved. 1988 Big Sky Conference football standings, NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1988_Montana_State_Bobcats_football_team&oldid=1084496545, Pages using CFB schedule with rivalry after location, Pages using CFB schedule with nowrap or nbsp opponent, Pages using CFB schedule with unnamed parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant, This page was last edited on 24 April 2022, at 21:02. MSC rejoined the NCAA (College Division) in 1957, and had one of its most successful runs as an independent from 1957 to 1962 with six straight winning seasons, including an 8-2 mark in 1957 and 8-1 in 1958. Whenever we were in that coverage they were throwing down about 7 yards and curling. His overall record at Drake was 125-63-2. It was razed in early 1972 and is the site of the Marga Hosaeus Fitness Center, opened in 1973. The request was honored 10 years later. Main Navigation Menu. Rob Ash enters his sixth season as head coach at MSU in 2012. The north bleachers were also removed at this time and replaced with locker rooms for visitors, game officials and an auxiliary locker room for the Bobcats. : Chronology: Menton Place (1931), Charles Herstrom (1937), George Wallis (1940), Bill Zupan (1941), John Heine (1946-47), Morry Sivertson (1948-49), Dick Newman (1953), Don Edwards (1956), Guy Troisi (1957), Dick Cope (1958), Barton Furry (1959), Bucky May (1960-61), Dave Miller (1963-64), John Cunneen (1965-66), Hans Pidino (1968-69), Roger Crow Do you have a sports website? MSU ended the drought by winning three of four, while UM holds a 6-4 edge after "The Streak" with Montana winning the most recent game 36-10 in Bozeman. . He was voted the Schenley Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman in 1977. Do you have a sports website? MSU took the lead on a 97-yard interception return for a touchdown by safety Joe Roberts, Jr. Quarterback Kelly Bradley threw for over 300 yards in each playoff game and had eight touchdown passes in the postseason. Bradley and the offense got the ball back with less than one minute remaining, no timeouts and 75 yards away from the score they needed to solidify an opening-round bye in the playoffs. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Sonny Holland and won the Division II national championship. Nov 7 (Sat) 1:00 PM . Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL Montana State Bobcats player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee, TicketSmarter - Ticket Resale Marketplace. Price was named Big Sky Coach of the Year that season. The Bobcats play their home games at Bobcat Stadium, located at the south end of campus in Bozeman. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Baines then makes a circus run of 37 yards from midfield before he's dragged down at the MSU 13 after time expires. We could see right away that we could score points. The team was the first Weber State team to win 10 games in a season and was the first Weber State team to advance to the FCS Playoffs.